Horse-collar.



No. 734,399. Y PATENTED JULY 21:1903;

A. I. BUTLER.

HORSE COLLAR. APPLICATION HLED JULY 3. 1902.

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ALVIN I. BUTLER, OF'OLIFFORD, NORTH DAKOTA.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 734,399, dated uly 21,1903.

' Application filed July 3, 1902. Serial No. 114,250. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALVIN I. BUTL R,a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Clifford, in the county of Traill and State of North Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will e11- able others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in horse-collars; and its object isto provide a strengthening device by means of which the collar will bestrengthened and prevented from breaking at the bottom and the life ofthe same greatly prolonged.

A further object is to provide a device which may be adjusted to fitvarious sizes of horse-collars and which may be easily and quicklyattached to and removed from the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of ahorse-collar, showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective View of my improved strengthening device. Fig. 3 is a detailsection through the bottom of the same, showing the means for adjustingthe two spring-sections to suit different sizes of collars.

Referring to the drawings,the numeral 1 designates a horse-collar of anydesired pattern and construction, and 2 myimproved strengthening deviceconsisting of the two curved spring-sections 3 and 4, adjustably securedtogether at their lower ends and adapted to seat snugly upon the frontrim or roll of the collar in the groove formed to receive the hames. Thesaid sections 'oifer no obstructions to the placing of the hames and areheld in position by the spring-clips 5, secured to the upper endsof thesections and engag ing or clamping the front rim or roll of the collar.The lower end of the section 4 is formed with two guide loops or hands 6and 7, through which the end of the section 3 is adapted to slide inorder to alter the length of the sections to allow it to fit collars ofdifferent sizes. The lower ends of these sections are held or locked intheir adjusted position by the set-screw 8, passing through a threadedaperture in the loop 7 and impinging upon the end of the section 3 tohold the same.

It will be seen that by this construction my device may be quickly andeasily applied tov collars of various sizes and makes withoutinterfering with the hames and that it will greatly strengthen thecollar and prolongits life by preventing the wear and breaking of thesame at the bottom.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, andadvantages of the invention will be readily unstood without requiring anextended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and details of construction maybe made within the scope-of the invention without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

1. The combinationwith a horse-collar, of a strengthening devicecomposed of two curved spring-sections, the lower end of one of saidsections being provided with guide-loops to receive the lower end of theother of said sec tions, means for locking the lower ends of saidsections together, and spring-clips carried by said sections for thepurpose of;se-

curing the same to said collar, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a horse-collar, of a strengthening devicecomposed of spring-sections fitting in the hame-groove of the collar,said sections being adjustably connected at their lower ends andprovided at their upper ends with integral spring clips clasping the rimor roll of the collar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twovsubscribing witnesses. Z

ALVIN I. BUTLER,

Witnesses:

O. I. BUTLER, GEO. 0. STOMNER.

